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2006 European Athletics Championships 
Summary
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, and Stockholm, Sweden's capital, hosted 1958 European Athletics Championships.
| 19th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 7 August – 13 August |
| Host city | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Venue | Ullevi Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 47 (men: 24; women: 23) |
| Participation | 1,288 athletes from 48 nations |
Men's results edit
Track edit
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1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
Women's results edit
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1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
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1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 |  Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |  France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Greece | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Poland | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 |  Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 47 | 49 | 45 | 141 | |
Participants edit
Trivia edit
- The official song of the contest is Heroes by Helena Paparizou - winner Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with song „My number one" in Kyiv, Ukraine. Song „Heroes" used in opening ceremony (performed by Helena Paparizou and in an instrumental form during an artistic and pyrotechnic show) and tv intro that event make by public broadcaster SVT. The intro of the event, prepared by the Swedish public broadcaster, presented ice cubes with the logo of the organizing broadcaster, the names of the participating countries and a map of Europe with a focus on the locations of the city of Gothenburg. The dice appeared on the background of athletic competitors and the background itself was gray. The following part presents the organizing city, its inhabitants and the arena of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. At the end of the intro, the event logo was formed. The musical setting of the intro was a melody from the official anthem of the event, recorded as an instrumental.
- The BBC have chosen to use Carola Häggkvist's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry Invincible in instrumental form as the title music for their coverage. They have also used various pop songs including Lena Philipsson's "Lena Anthem" and Lev livet by Magnus Carlsson also in instrumental form.
- Merlene Ottey, at the age of 46 and representing Slovenia, is fifth in the 100 m semifinals, failing to qualify for the finals.
- Olivera Jevtić won Serbia's first athletics medal as an independent country, a silver in women's marathon.
References edit
- ^ Andrei Mikhnevich had originally won the silver medal but all his results from August 2005 were annulled due to a doping offense. "Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005". IAAF. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Ivan Tsikhan had originally won the gold medal but later tested for doping and all his results between 22 August 2004 and 21 August 2006 were annulled. "Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk". IAAF. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Nadzeya Astapchuk had originally won the silver medal but later tested for doping and all her results between 13 August 2005 and 12 August 2007 were annulled. "Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk". IAAF. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 European Championships in Athletics.
- Official website of Gothenburg 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-12-10)
- EAA Official Website